In a move that was a surprise to some, but not to this educated tech columnist, Videotron emerged as a fourth national(ish) carrier in last month’s spectrum auction, results of which were made public Wednesday. Owned by Quebecor, Videotron is the only one of four new entrants from the 2008 auction to add spectrum. The […]

Montreal Black History Month’s Fade to Black film series is screening director Ron Harpelle’s critically-acclaimed documentary film Hard Time about Robert Hillary King, former member of the Black Panther Party who spent 32 years – 29 of them in solitary confinement – in Louisiana’s Angola Prison for a crime he did not commit. King was released in February […]

For the first time ever, Montreal is in the spotlight for the 15th edition of this year’s Montréal en lumière festival, which runs from Feb. 20 to March 2. The Planète Montréal series at the festival is hosting some big names in fine dining — both local and visiting. Each event is unique, with a local […]

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The charity hockey tournament is over, the tallying is underway and the Kirkland Oldtimers Hockey League is expecting to top $40,000 in funds raised. The nine-day tournament, which ended February 16, gathered 44 teams from 11 divisions, mostly from the Montreal region. The Oldtimers’ annual hockey tournaments have raised over $1 million for West Island and Montreal […]

Oh, those big, strong Cossacks at Sochi. See how they disperse the female members of Pussy Riot . . . So brave (Not!) . . . This video is being played around the world and will appear on newscasts everywhere. This is how people will think of Cossacks in the future.

Hello and welcome to montrealgazette.com and welcome to Midday. Here’s the rundown on some of the stories we’re following for you today. The financial update Quebec Finance Minister Nicolas Marceau presented in November underestimated the 2012-2013 deficit by $626 million, the province’s auditor general reported Wednesday. Marceau is to present his 2014-2015 budget on Thursday. […]

(Updated throughout) It seems every time I write a post decrying the draconian anti-gay laws of such countries as Uganda and Nigeria, people from those nations leave comments through the wordpress system saying those laws are God’s will, and we should leave Africa alone — i.e. let them persecute anybody they want in the name […]

In the comments section (of my other blog) to the recent post about the male-female ratio in social nudism settings, some readers talked about the potential for inappropriate behaviour in settings where the male naturists far outnumber the female naturists. Inappropriate behaviour by men, mostly, toward the women. Here’s the question: Have any of you […]

Here are two clips from the new Sugar Sammy/Simon Olivier Fecteau show Ces gars-la which give a good sense of this comedy about two men not unlike the real Sugar Sammy and Simon Olivier Fecteau. Ces gars-la premieres on V this coming Monday. For more info on the show, please check out my previous blog […]